Top Ten 30 Somethings That Can Still Cut It At The Top Level, Including Liverpool And Chelsea Captains

Which players still have the most to offer clubs in their twilight years…

Former Liverpool star John Barnes has told BBC Sport that Steven Gerrard is still good enough to be contributing to the club’s first-team. He said: “While I can understand Steven Gerrard is not the player he once was, he is still very, very important to the club.”

At 34, Gerrard is certainly in the twilight years of his career, but there is certainly no reason why he can’t enjoy continued success. Here are ten players aged 33 or over who are still plying their trade at the top level:

10) Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)

While the goalkeeper might not quite be what he once was, the Spaniard was still a Champions League winner last season, and has continued to feature on a regular basis for one of the best team’s in the world.